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India's retail inflation, measured by the All India Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased to 4.48 per cent in October from 4.35 per cent in September, on the back of higher-than-expected food and fuel prices, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation data shows.
The retail inflation was way higher at 7.61 per cent during the same period last year. In August, India's retail inflation was at 5.30 per cent while it was 5.59 per cent in July.
As per the All India Consumer Price Indices, food inflation increased marginally to 0.85 per cent in October 2021 from 0.68 per cent in September 2021 but contributed nearly half of the monthly increase in headline retail inflation.
Fuel and light inflation jumped to its highest level in the new series in October 2021 at 14.3 per cent on the back of higher LPG and kerosene prices.
Food and beverage inflation rose to 1.8 per cent in October from 1.6 per cent in September on a year-on-year basis. Vegetable prices contracted by 19.4 per cent in October versus 22.5 per cent in September. Cereals prices rose after a gap of 8 months. Cereal prices rose by 0.4 per cent in October. Inflation in Oils and Fats prices continued to remain elevated, at 33.5 per cent in October.
The RBI has a tolerance level of 4 per cent (+-2 per cent) for inflation. It has projected the CPI inflation at 5.7 per cent during 2021-22 -- 5.9 per cent in the second quarter, 5.3 per cent in third quarter, and 5.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of the fiscal, with risks broadly balanced.
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Sheetz Looking to Expand Grocery Concept (Video)
C-store chain opening first grocery store, minus fuel, at WSU; mulling more
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Convenience store retailer Sheetz Inc. announced plans in March to open a "first-of-its-kind" grocery store location at University Place, a new student apartment and retail complex under construction at West Virginia University (WVU) in Morgantown, W.Va. The company may expand the concept to other college towns.
The housing community and market are set to open in fall 2014. The 15,000 square-foot restaurant and grocery store, which will be open to nonstudents, will be built on the ground floor of University Place in Sunnyside. It will not offer fuel.
The new-concept Sheetz store will serve as the first major retailer with grocery offerings in the Downtown Morgantown area in many years, and it will be the first for the Sheetz brand--triple the size of a typical Sheetz store with indoor and outdoor seating for more than 100 people.
While WVU will be home to the first Sheetz grocery store, the company is looking to expand to other college town locations, such as University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania State University, executive marketing advisor and company board member Louie Sheetz told the school's newspaper, The Daily Athenaeum (embedded video courtesy of The DP).
"This is great evidence of a pioneering spirit in Sheetz. ... This is the first Sheetz to open without gasoline," he said. "This will be the first we develop with a full-line grocery. When we open those doors, we're never going to lock those doors. We don't care what you want to eat or when you want to eat, we'll have it for you whenever you want it."
He added, "This is a very special kind of Sheetz experience, and we're thrilled to be at the University Place location serving WVU students and the Morgantown community. Students can expect all the same great things that they already love about Sheetz, including our Made-to-Order (MTO) quality foods, and now so much more."
The store will feature fresh food options like Sheetz signature Made-To-Order (MTO) subs and sandwiches, M-T-Go! prepared foods, Shweetz Bakery and Sheetz Bros. Coffeez, a full-service espresso and smoothie bar staffed by fully trained baristas where customers can order handmade specialty drinks. Additionally, the market will offer a wide variety of traditional grocery items so students and neighborhood residents no longer have to leave the downtown area for groceries.
Set for completion in August, the 950-bed University Place will offer two-, three- and four-bedroom student apartments and townhomes, as well as a full range of amenities, including a fitness center, study rooms and ground floor retail space featuring the new Sheetz and other retailers.
"This is an ideal location for the new concept Sheetz--right in the heart of this modern student apartment complex that's within a few short blocks from the Downtown Campus as well as neighborhoods and transportation," said Dean of Students Corey Farris. "To live and shop here is going to be phenomenal for our student residents and for this reinvigorated neighborhood."
Farris said the new concept grocery should attract additional development, further enhancing this "once-blighted" area.
Paradigm Development and WVU, the groups involved in the public-private partnership to bring University Place to life, unveiled the concept to WVU students, employees and the local community.
"We are thrilled to have Sheetz as the anchor tenant at University Place student apartments," said Ryan Lynch, partner with Paradigm Development Group. "This new grocery concept fills a void in the heart of campus and in the Downtown Morgantown area. Not only will students enjoy a modern, convenient lifestyle at University Place, but now they will be able to shop, eat and socialize there. We look forward to bringing new, vibrant life to Sunnyside with this project."
Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz operates approximately 470 locations throughout Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and West Virginia.

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New Delhi: Micromax Informatics on Friday launched the 'affordable' Bharat 5 smartphone in India at Rs 5,555.
The entry-level smartphone features a large 5,000 mAh battery which offers two-days of run time and three weeks of standby time, the company said in a statement.
"With Bharat series, Micromax is helping the Indian consumers be digitally connected and make the experience more affordable and accessible. The device is pivotal tier 3 and 4 cities that face severe power outage issues," said Shubhodip Pal, Chief Marketing and Chief Commercial Officer, Micromax Informatics.
Micromax Bharat 5 sports a 5.2-inch HD IPS display and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor with 1GB RAM and 16GB of internal memory. The smartphone ships with Android Nougat out of the box and includes expandable memory via microSD slot.
Micromax has also partnered with Vodafone to provide its Bharat 5 consumers with 50GB of free data.


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Apple’s next iMac could be the iMac Pro which would arrive in the first half of 2022, the leak claims, one that could have an M1 Pro or M1 Max and that has a chance of having a Face ID on screen.
Apple officially discontinued its Intel-based iMac Pro on March 19, withdrawing the product from its website after the last stock was sold. According to new rumors, it seems that his replacement could be on the way in a few months.
According to leaker @Dylandkt on Twitter, Apple is preparing to create an “iMac (Pro)”, and Saturday’s tweet seemingly suggests that the next iMac could be a “Pro” model in the first half of 2022. 24-inch iMac and Pro Display XDR, with mini LED display and ProMotion support.
The screen would also have dark bezels, though there is no word on the comma. According to the leak, Face ID was apparently tested, although he admits that it was “not confirmed” for the model.
For other specifications, it is claimed to run on the M1 Pro or M1 Max with 16GB of memory in the base model, along with 512GB of memory. The choice of ports includes HDMI, USB-C, SD card and Ethernet port on the power cube.
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Basic model 16gb Ram 512gb Storage
M1 Pro and Max
HDMI, SD card, USB C
Similar design as iMac 24 and Pro Display XDR
Starting price of $ 2,000 or more
Ethernet on a standard brick
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Dylan claims to be an internal candidate for the “iMac Pro” model name, but warns that the marketing team “can change gears very quickly”. The explanation for the name would be that it is “better different” from a 24-inch iMac, because it is a “Pro device with a Pro chip”.
The reporter adds that the model will most likely have a 27-inch screen and replace the existing 27-inch iMac. Rumors ahead of the launch of the 24-inch iMac model claimed that a larger iMac model was planned, although this did not pay off during the presentation itself.
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MENOMONIE — First, the good news: Farm-level milk prices will be higher in 2019 than they were in 2018.
The bad news is that they still “won’t be great,” Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at the UW-Madison Center for Dairy Profitability, told agricultural bankers attending the 36th annual Western Wisconsin Ag Lenders Conference Jan. 10 in Menomonie.
Noticeably absent from this year’s conference were Wisconsin Farm Service Agency staff, off the job due to the federal government shutdown.
With the government closed, many U.S. Department of Agriculture reports are not being released this month, including an important one on the final size of the 2018 corn and soybean crop, making planning for 2019 difficult. Some functions, such as the collection of price data by the Agricultural Marketing Service, have continued.
The unavailability of critical crop and livestock reports will have ripple effects throughout this year, even after the government reopens, according to Brenda Boetel, commodity marketing specialist at UW-River Falls.
Unless circumstances for dairy exports change significantly and soon, Stephenson told bankers, it’s hard to be overly optimistic about 2019 milk prices. He predicts that the average Class III price will be $1.10 higher this year than last, and the All-Milk price will be up $1.15, reflecting weak premiums.
While farms have been going out of business at an alarming rate, he said, the U.S. hasn’t lost any of its capacity to produce lots of milk. Recent declines in cow numbers have not been enough yet to offset rising output per cow.
Meanwhile, a high level of dairy product stocks still hang over the world market and U.S. cheese stocks built up during the holiday season, dampening optimism about milk prices. Stephenson said the market should begin to deplete stocks this year, and “when that happens, we’ve got room for the world prices to move up.”
Milk prices have been “range-bound,” with the U.S. All-Milk price at $16 to $18 per hundredweight, for the past five years, Stephenson said. This may be the new “normal” for the dairy industry.
“It’s kind of a break point for us in the dairy industry,” he said. “We’ve lost a lot of farms, but we haven’t lost enough milk, not deep enough to really discipline the marketplace to produce less milk.”
Based on conversations he’s had with bankers nationwide, Stephenson said the current situation varies from that of 2009 in that, nine years ago, the “trough” was deep enough that no farm was cash-flowing. Producers culled heavily, often going below barn capacity, and they analyzed cows individually to see if they were covering their variable cost of production.
“That brought our production back into alignment,” he said.
But while current milk prices are low, they aren’t “desperately low,” he said, and “some farms have cash-flowed through the whole thing.”
Lenders are seeing a $10 range each year in the cash costs of production on Wisconsin dairy farms, according to Stephenson. About a fifth of farms have cash-flowed through this price trough, while 30 percent have had to borrow more money, another 30 percent have had to restructure loans, and 20 percent never really recovered from 2009 and now are “in real trouble.”
Some annual attrition of dairy farms is normal in Wisconsin, Stephenson said, and the typical rate is about 3.5 percent to 4 percent. But that figure began to creep higher in 2017 and, in 2018, it exceeded 7.5 percent.
Positive factors for dairy in 2019 include slowing rates of growth in U.S. and world milk production, shrinking world stocks, El Niño, improved trade and a relatively strong domestic economy, with low unemployment.
However, Stephenson said some signs point to a coming recession, and that could hurt dairy consumption. Other negative factors include strong milk output in New Zealand; slow gross domestic product growth in some countries, such as China; and prolonged trade negotiations.
Trade retaliation has had an impact, as perception often becomes reality, he said. The futures market has lost $1.50 to $2 per hundredweight, while trade models indicate the real impact should be closer to 50 to 75 cents.
Trade mitigation will pay producers about 4 cents per hundredweight on impacted milk, Stephenson said, but “that’s insignificant, really, for farms.” More meaningful efforts have been the Margin Protection Program, which will have paid about 62 cents per hundredweight, on average, last year on farms’ first 5 million pounds of historic production, and the farm bill’s new Dairy Margin Coverage program, which looks especially promising for small farms.
“That will return some real dollars for producers and provide a nice floor,” he said.
The resolution of trade tensions with China would make a big difference for the U.S. dairy industry, Stephenson said. China’s per-capita dairy consumption remains small and is expected to grow. Historically, China has bought about half of all U.S. whey; the U.S. supplies about half of all export markets for whey worldwide. Also, small dairies in China are exiting the business, causing milk production to contract.
While Mexico has begun buying U.S. dairy products again, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement has not yet been implemented and still must be ratified by Congress.
Stephenson said the U.S. — the third largest exporter of dairy products in the world — won’t see full milk price recovery until dairy exports bounce back to about 18 percent of the milk supply.
“We’ve been in a prolonged milk price downturn now,” he said, “but it’s not as deep as in 2009. The difference is the drop-off in exports happened in an economy that’s generally strong. Domestic consumption is good. Excess product has stayed home but stayed home in a robust economy consuming more dairy.”
However, iif exports don’t pick up soon, and the U.S. falls into a recession, that would be a concern, he said.
Dairy is a good buy
Contrary to what some people believe, dairy product prices haven’t been increasing in the stores during this downturn on the farm, Stephenson said. They just haven’t dropped in correlation with farm-level prices. Dairy products are a good buy, he said.
Fluid milk sales continue to fall precipitously, he said, adding, “Clearly, consumers are making different choices with regard to fluid milk.”
But it’s not all bad news: Per-capita cheese consumption is on the rise, at 37 pounds per person annually, and the U.S. population is growing. Per-capita consumption is about 50 pounds in Germany and France.
“Cheese has been a great story for the U.S., and there’s still room for us to consider growing this category even further,” Stephenson said. “Instead of drinking our milk, we’re actually eating our milk.”


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Study: NuVal helps consumers with DASH diet
BRAINTREE, Mass. A diet aimed at combating hypertension corresponds with a nutrition-ranking system used in several supermarket chains, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The study found that foods ranked highly in the NuVal system corresponded with those recommended in the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet. The system ranks foods on a score from 1 to 100, with high scores indicating higher nutritional value. The system is a joint venture between Topco Associates and Griffin Hospital in Derby, Conn., and is used in the Hy-Vee, Price Chopper and Meijer chains. The system will soon appear in United Supermarkets.
“The promise that came with the NuVal system from the start was that people could improve their diets, and health, one well-informed choice at a time,” said David Katz, director and co-founder of the Yale Prevention Research Center and one of the system’s creators. “In this study, we have the data to connect those docts –– the foods in the health-promoting DASH diet add up to a higher average score than the typical American diet.”
District court rules against FTC in patent settlement suit
ARLINGTON, Va. A federal court has ruled in favor of Solvay Pharmaceuticals in an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission alleging that Solvay conspired with generic drug makers to postpone generic competition for a testosterone-replacement drug.
The FTC had accused Watson Pharmaceuticals and Par Pharmaceutical Cos. of agreeing with Solvay to delay entry of their versions of the drug AndroGel in a settlement that would allow the launch of the generic versions in 2015, five years prior to the expiration of the patents covering the drug, in August 2020. U.S. District Court judge Thomas Thrash, in Atlanta, dismissed the FTC’s challenge, ruling that it had no case against the settlement.
“This decision, along with several other prior court decisions in similar suits brought by the FTC, reaffirms the pro-competitive and pro-consumer nature of patent settlements,” Generic Pharmaceutical Association president Kathleen Jaeger said in a statement. “The decision further demonstrates that the existing authority of the FTC to review patient settlements and contest those that they deem to be anti-competitive adequately protects consumers.”
The GPhA has lately fought efforts by the FTC to ban patent settlements between brand and generic drug companies. Such settlements are common in patent infringement lawsuits brought by brand drug companies, filed when a generic drug company seeks to market its version of a drug before the brand drug’s patent expires. According to a report by the Royal Bank of Canada, most of the settlements allow generic entry into the market before patent expiration, though some have labeled them “pay-for-delay” settlements. GPhA president Kathleen Jaeger has told Drug Store News that the label is inaccurate, and that delaying generic entry after the patent had expired would be illegal.
FDA gives Fabry disease treatment ‘fast track’ designation
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The Food and Drug Administration has given “fast track” designation to an approval application for a drug made by Shire, the British drug maker announced Wednesday.
The FDA granted the designation to Replagal (agalsidase alfa), an enzyme-replacement therapy for Fabry disease. Fabry disease is a lysosomal storage disorder that diminishes the ability to break down the fatty substance Gb3 and can reduce patients’ life spans by 15 to 20 years.
Shire filed a biologics license application for Replagal in December. The FDA requested additional human pharmacokinetic data to confirm its compatibility with biotech drugs manufactured in roller bottles, as the drug is manufactured using a device called a bioreactor. Drugs made in bioreactors are already approved in the European Union and other countries.
On account of the request, Shire withdrew its regulatory filing, but at the suggestion of the FDA, requested and received the fast track designation, which the FDA gives to drugs to facilitate development and expedite review of drugs that treat serious diseases and fill unmet medical needs. Shire said it plans to resubmit the application and will submit the requested data in the middle of the year.


text: 9.4% of those consumers who bought new mobile handsets in Q4 2007 took the recycling option in Q4 2007, according to iSuppli. 36.8% of all old handsets were stored away in Q4 2007. 15.5% of US consumers gave away their old mobile handsets in this fashion. 8.5% of consumers donated their handsets to charities. 5.7% said they re-tuned their old phones to the retailers where they originally bought them.


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Ford India has announced a new variant line-up of its popular compact SUV, EcoSport across dealerships. The company has also introduced sun-roof on the Titanium trim. This popular feature is now available across half of EcoSport variant lineup in response to the feedback from customers.
Ford EcoSport is also the only compact SUV to offer mobility and connectivity solution FordPass across its entire lineup. FordPass is a one-stop smartphone app meeting diverse ownership needs, at no additional cost. With a factory-fitted cloud-connected device, EcoSport owners can perform several vehicle operations -- like starting, stopping, locking or unlocking remotely, via the FordPass app.
Variant wise price details of 2021 Ford EcoSport (Ex-Showroom, Delhi):
FORD ECOSPORT – 1.5l Ti-VCT PETROL
Ambiente MT I Rs 799,000
Trend MT Rs 864,000
Titanium MT Rs 979,000
Titanium+ Automatic Rs 11,19,000
Sports MT Rs 10,99,000
FORD ECOSPORT – 1.5l TDCi DIESEL
Ambiente MT Rs 869,000
Trend MT Rs 914,000
Titanium MT Rs 999,000
Sports Rs 1,149,000
In the future, Continental will offer Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) solutions based on the “CV3”artificial intelligence (AI) system-on-chip (SoC) family from semiconductor company Ambarell...
Post a successful foray into the auto tech segment with the launch of the Smart Dashcam, Qubo, Hero Electronix’s consumer technology brand is expanding the portfolio with their latest Dashcam Pro 4K.
Swiss technology start-up Morand has launched a breakthrough energy storage technology, Morand eTechnology, that can recharge a city car in 72 seconds. The unique hybrid system combines the characteri...


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Kevin Faulconer unveils “Save California Restaurants Plan”
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and candidate to recall Gavin Newsom joined Chef Andrew Gruel at his Slapfish restaurant in Huntington Beach Friday to unveil Save California Restaurants plan for California dining establishments impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
“At the start of the pandemic, our state led the nation in number of restaurants closed. Unfortunately, tens of thousands have closed for good,” said Faulconer. “Jobs are gone, dreams have been crushed, and our communities where many of these restaurants have been institutions, are left emptier as a result. Those who survived had to deal with regulations that were confusing, contradictory – and at many times not based on science. As Governor, I will enact the Save California Restaurants plan to help our restaurants recover – and support the hundreds of thousands of people they employ.”
Faulconer shared the details of the plan:
1. Allow restaurants to fully re-open right now without COVID capacity limits by eliminating state emergency orders on business capacity limits.
2. Establish Small Restaurant Relief Fund for any restaurant whose 2020 sales were less than 2019 sales can be eligible for up to $20,000 in grant money in addition to existing state relief grants.
3. Ensure tax deductions for COVID-related purchases such as (but not limited to): PPE, plexiglass, outdoor heaters, outdoor patio construction, COVID testing, credit applied to future sales and use tax bills.
4. Protect small businesses from COVID-related lawsuits with a liability shield for small businesses who made good-faith efforts to comply with COVID restrictions. Small and family restaurants are vulnerable to COVID-related lawsuits that could put them out of business. Without the resources to defend themselves, legal liability could be the final blow to many restaurants.
5. Create a tax credit for universal paid sick time that employers can access to cover wages for sick employees up to 5 days. If an employee tests positive for coronavirus, the business can receive a payroll tax credit from the state to pay the employee for up to 5 days so they do not come to work while sick.
6. Establish a local coronavirus taskforce within health departments, led by business owners and supported by data. Under this model, the task force will act as a resource to help ensure restaurants achieve high marks when it comes to COVID safety.
7. Prohibit state and county agencies from revoking licenses from small businesses owners for good-faith violations of COVID-19 orders. Requires Legislation if it Applies to Counties.
8. Allow to-go alcohol to continue for licensed restaurants. Requires Legislation to Make Permanent (Currently under an Emergency Regulation).
9. Support lower-cost delivery services for restaurants by calling on delivery service operators to charge lower fees to small businesses. This allows businesses to avoid the exorbitant 30% fees demanded by almost all delivery platforms.


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Three movie theatres set to open in Winnipeg this weekend
WINNIPEG -- As the province's Phase Four plan comes into effect on Saturday, Cineplex and Landmark Theatres have announced they will each be opening theatres on Saturday.
Cineplex announced it will open two theatres. SilverCity St. Vital Cinemas, located in the St. Vital mall will be opening its door along with Scotiabank Theatre, which is located at CF Polo Park.
Landmark said its Grant Park location will also being opening on Saturday. Theatres in Brandon and Winkler will open on Friday, July 31
Cineplex said in a news release it is using a phased approach to reopening and more theatres will reopen in the next several weeks, which includes three in Manitoba.
Sara Moore, the senior vice-president of marketing for Cineplex said it is important to get things right.
"We want to make sure that guests feel welcome, that our staff are fully trained and ready to welcome everybody back. So we are taking a real patient approach to getting all our theatres open across the country again," said Moore.
All three movie theatres will look different compared to how it looked before the pandemic hit.
Cineplex said several measures will be in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The measures include:
• Having reserved seating for all theatres, which will see seating options automatically blocked off to allow for physical distancing;
• Reducing capacity in all auditoriums;
• Enhanced cleaning throughout all facilities, including high touch areas such as seats and restrooms;
• Theatres will only be accepting debit and credit cards for payments. Gift cards will be an exception to the rule;
• Concession options will be limited to popcorn and other core concessions;
• Employees will be wearing personal protective equipment; and
• Hand sanitizer will be available for all guests and employees throughout the buildings.
Landmark Cinemas will have similar procedures in place, which includes 50 per cent available seating in auditoriums, reducing showtimes, and increasing times between shows. There will also be enhanced cleaning measures for common and high touch areas and all staff will wear PPE and be required to wash their hands every 30 minutes.
Cineplex also announced the Rec Room at Seasons is now open, but it will have reduced hours.
“The past four months have given us a new appreciation for the importance of friends and family and the power of shared experiences with those we love,” said Ellis Jacob, president, and CEO of Cineplex, in a news release. “Entertaining is what we do best, and we simply can’t wait to safely welcome guests back to our theatres and The Rec Room for some much-deserved entertainment, fun and escape.”
As part of welcoming back Winnipeggers and Manitobans to the theatre, Cineplex said it will be offering tickets for $5 and theatres will be showing popular new releases as well as summer favorites.
Landmark too will have $5 movie tickets and on Tuesdays, tickets will $2.99.


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The 27 members who make up the EU today accounted for 672 billion pounds ($870 billion) in two-way trade with the UK last year, making the bloc by far its largest trading partner. This allows Canada to trade almost entirely of duty-free goods with the EU, but it still faces more regulatory barriers to trade than EU countries. The Institute for Government says Canada`s agreement “allows very limited access to services” to the EU market. To date, the EU and Australia have maintained their trade and economic relations under the 2008 EU-Australia partnership. The aim is to facilitate trade in industrial products between the EU and Australia by removing technical barriers and improving trade in services and investment. A trade agreement with “Australian conditions” could be described as a Mongolian or Afghan terms agreement. There is a mutual recognition agreement between the EU and Australia to facilitate trade in industrial products by removing technical barriers. The agreement establishes mutual recognition of compliance assessment procedures. This reduces the testing and certification costs of exports and imports. Afghanistan is considered one of the least developed countries and therefore enjoys an “all but arms” agreement with the EU. The only bilateral agreement between the UK and the EU would be the withdrawal agreement reached by Boris Johnson in October 2019.
In the end, the UK`s trade conditions in the absence of an agreement would be similar to Australia`s, but the broader relationship would not be. Britain`s efforts for its future trade relations with the EU have been gradually mitigated due to differences of opinion between the two sides during the often difficult negotiations that followed the UK`s withdrawal from the EU on 31 January. Australia`s foreign and trade ministries cite other benefits of an agreement, such as reducing bureaucracy and aligning with the EU`s high standards for sustainable development. Perhaps most importantly, the withdrawal agreement has resulted in customs controls between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This will avoid customs controls between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and avoid the need for a “hard border” on the island of Ireland.


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Babo Botanicals released two new baby lotions for moisturizing dry and sensitive skin. Moisturizing Baby Lotion is made with oatmilk, calendula oil and shea butter to soothe, moisturize, and soften skin, while Calming Baby lotion combines lavender, chamomile and rose to moisturize skin and help relax. Babo has recently added a new 4 fl. oz size for on the go.
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Trackmania Turbo Summary
If you're into fast cars and veering off a cliff several times in a single race, prepare to get a VR cockpit view of the experience with the Trackmania Turbo VR Update.
Ubisoft has announced that their free-to-play racing construction set TrackMania Turbo will launch on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on the 25th March, 2016.
The release date for Nadeo's Trackmania Turbo, the latest entry in the worryingly addictive, has been pushed back by publisher Ubisoft to early 2016.
"The Trackmania series has a strong community that’s at the heart of everything that we do," reads a post over on. "It’s through their comments and various playtests that we have received valuable feedback for Trackmania Turbo. We take that feedback very seriously and we’re committed to ensuring that our fans – both old and new – will always have the best experience possible. With that in mind, we have decided to move the release date of Trackmania Turbo to early 2016."


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Ghana is the most politically stable country for the last 32 years in West Africa and it assures investment protection for Indian investors. I invite Indian companies to invest in Ghana by considering it as
their motherland as cherish business ties since the times of Prime Minister Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru. Indian companies can invest in refining capacity in gold, bauxite, lithium, diamond, crude oil and manganese.
We are willing to offer mining leases and export licenses for refining gold and other raw materials to Indian companies. Ghana has fair and transparent judicial system , it ranks first in Ease of Doing Business
in West Africa and fifth in entire Africa. Already, Indians have set up business in timber, teak, cashew processing, steel manufacturing and IT sectors,” said H.E. Mr. Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, High Commissioner of
the Republic of Ghana in India at an Interactive Meeting on ‘Doing Business with Ghana’. The event was organised jointly by WTC Mumbai and All India Association of Industries (AIAI).
The High Commissioner mentioned that Ghana is a land of opportunity and he is optimistic about exciting future. Ghana and India can collaborate in agro processing for food security, mining and refining of mineral resources.
Speaking on this ocassion, Mr. Ernest Nana Adjei, Minister Consular, Political and Economic, Ghana High Commission said, “It is time for strategic partnership and collaboration between India and Ghana. Even amdist the pandemic, Ghana economy is expected to grow 5.1% during 2021-23, as per IMF projection. Ghana government has come out with new automotive policy, One District One Factory policy for promoting industrialisation. Ghana ranks first in Africa in gold mining and 7th globally. It is the first west African country to produce Lithium, with annual production estimate of 2 million tonne. The country will produce 500,000 barrels of crude oil by 2024 per day. Ghana is the world’s second largest producer of cocoa beans, with annual production of 850,000 tonne. Indian companies can set up agro processing plant for value addition of cocoa beans into cocoa powder or paste for production of chocolate.”
Indian companies can get 10-year tax holdiay by investing in free zones and exporting at least 70% of production. Also, Ghana government offers 5-year tax holiday for young entrepreneurs/MSMEs/SMEs willing to collaborate with their counterparts in Ghana in manufacturing, ICT, agri-manufacturing and technology collaboration. Mr. Adjei further added, “We are inviting Indian investment in hospital building, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing, infrastructure and housing. Tourism, financial services and fintech are emerging areas of collaboration between both the countries.
Earlier in his welcome remarks, Dr. Vijay Kalantri, Chairman, MVIRDC World Trade Center Mumbai said, “It is time India launch an “Act Africa” policy on the lines of Look East Policy and Look South Policy. India and Japan can also collaborate a trilateral group with Africa to bring together the natural resource & labour of Africa, capital from Japan and expertise from India. India can be a promising business partner for Ghana as other foreign countries’ investment are not enough to support that country’s growth potential.”
Speaking about bilateral trade, Dr. Kalantri informed, “The current level of USD 2.4 billion bilateral trade is low and can be diversified away from gold, cocoa and diamond. Government of Ghana can provide land at low cost to Indian food processing companies for cultivation of crops and post-harvest processing. Indian agri-business companies can set up agro processing units in Ghana to meet local food security, increase exports and also generate jobs through value addition.”
Dr. Kalantri further added, “Ghana has untapped export potential in cashewnuts, cocoa beans, wood, cocoa powder and crude palm oil. Similarly, India can explore untapped export potential in rice, motor cycles, agro-chemicals, sugar, ceramics, textile and medical devices to Ghana.”
In his remarks, Mr. Premal Lokhandwala, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Ghana in Mumbai proposed to work with WTC Mumbai to promote bilateral relations by exchanging trade delegations between both the countries. The focus sectors of bilateral collaboration are: pharmaceuticals, ICT, gold mining, tourism, garment, textile, manufacturing and agriculture, he added.
The event was attended by members of trade and industry, financial institutions and academia.
Mr. Ajoykant Ruia, Vice Chairman, MVIRDC WTC Mumbai proposed vote of thanks for the event. He suggested collaboration between WTC Mumbai and Ghana in incubation of start-up enterprises.


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- Saudi Arabia has reportedly hedged nearly its entire investment in Tesla in a bid to protect against a stock price drop.
- The move comes about five months after Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed the Saudis would back a deal to take the electric car maker private.
- The SEC later determined that claim was "false and misleading."
Saudi Arabia has reportedly taken out an insurance policy on its investment in Tesla, which dramatically cuts its net exposure to the stock, just months after CEO Elon Musk claimed the kingdom was prepared to back a deal to take the electric car maker private.
Musk settled fraud charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission in September over the claim, agreeing to step down as Tesla's chairman, pay a $20 million fine and appoint new board members.
In recent weeks, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has hedged nearly its entire 4.9 percent stake in Tesla, the Financial Times reports. That means the PIF still holds the shares, but it has taken out other positions that protect it from a drop in Tesla's stock price.
The Financial Times first revealed the PIF's stake in August. Almost immediately after that, Musk tweeted that he had secured funding to take Tesla private at $420 per share, later explaining that the Saudis would back the buyout. The SEC later charged the remarks were "false and misleading."
According to the FT, the PIF put the hedges in place after the market closed Jan. 17 with the help of J.P. Morgan bankers. The following day, Tesla announced layoffs and warned of "very difficult" times ahead. Tesla's stock price has fallen about 15 percent since then.
Musk told the FT that there hasn't been communication with the PIF in months and Tesla is not aware whether the kingdom still holds the shares. The PIF and J.P. Morgan declined the FT's offer to comment.
Tesla's stock initially dipped by more than 2 percent on the FT report, but the shares ended the day down modestly.
While Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil exporter, its investment in electric car pioneer Tesla is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's drive to diversify the nation's economy. The PIF has become a major investor in tech companies under Crown Prince Mohammed.
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The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. is set to build a new plant at Atchutapuram Industrial Park, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India to expand ATG’s (Alliance Tire Group) tyre production capacity. The new plant will have a daily production capacity of 55 tons (rubber weight), with planned capital investment totalling US$165 million. Construction will start in the third quarter of 2020 and the new plant is scheduled to come on line in the first quarter of 2023.
Visitors to the LAMMA show way back in January were amongst the first anywhere to see Alliance’s new standard tractor radial, the Agri Star II. The new tyre came to market a few months after this, but corona lockdowns got in the way of a more thorough launch – until now.
The Alliance brand has gained a strong position in certain segments of Europe’s agricultural tyre market. Alliance Tire Europe claims a leadership market share of up to 30 per cent for row crop applications and a 20 to 30 per cent share for implement applications. But Alliance’s primary ambition is to break into the tractor segment in a bigger way. In recent months it introduced a couple of products to support this drive.
AGCO has named Alliance Tire Group, Ltd North American Direct Materials Supplier of the Year during its 2020 online North America Supplier Event. Alliance was recognized by AGCO for “performance in cost, collaboration, innovation, account management, coordination and flexibility”. AGCO officials noted that Alliance – the only tyre supplier recognized during the event – exhibited strong coordination and alignment with AGCO and improved factory efficiency.
Alliance has introduced three new sizes for its 644 Forestar III tyre. The forestry tyre has earned an excellent reputation since its launch last year. The tyre has undergone extensive field tests against a premium forestry tyre competitor on a harvester in the Czech Republic and on a forwarder in Latvia. During the tests, customers were impressed with the overall performance of the Forestar 644, singling out the tyre’s traction and stability in challenging conditions. Alliance says the test results show that the tyre stands comparison with the premium competition, while offering value for money. The tyre is now available in sizes: 710/40-24.5, 710/55-28.5, and 780/50-28.5. These have been added to the previously launched sizes: 600/50-22.5, 710/40-22.5, 600/55-26.5, 710/45-26.5, 750/55-26.5, and 800/40-26.5.
The new Galaxy Mighty Trac ND is a freshly-developed L-4 tyre for skid steer loaders, which is designed to equally excel “on hard surfaces like roads or paved farm yards as well as sticky mud, loose sand, or snow”. The Galaxy Mighty Trac ND is available in sizes 10-16.5NHS and 12-16.5NHS. A 14-17.5NHS variant is currently under development.
From the start of 2020, all Galaxy solid tyres come with a five-warranty. Announcing this extended warranty, Alliance Tire Group (ATG) comments that the Galaxy solid range thus enjoys “one of the longest warranty periods in the industry.”
Last year, Alliance Tire Group (ATG) launched the Alliance 585 for telehandler, backhoe and compact loader applications. The tyre maker reports that the initial size 460/70R24 tyre is already a bestseller within its range – and it has now added an extra five Alliance 585 sizes.
Alliance Tire Group (ATG) has introduced a new range of heavy-duty tyres for backhoes and compact wheel loaders. It’s called the Alliance 321 Plus, and this R-4 cross-ply tyre range is now available in nine sizes.
STARCO has taken on distribution of the Alliance and Galaxy agricultural, forestry and construction tyre lines in Switzerland under a newly-negotiated agreement with Alliance Tire Group (ATG). As authorised partner for the representation and distribution of Alliance and Galaxy tyres throughout this market, STARCO will provide its warehouse and distribution facilities as well as its expertise and skills in order to make ATG’s products more accessible to Swiss customers.
Visitors to this week’s LAMMA show are amongst the first to see a new Alliance radial tractor tyre, the Agri Star II. Alliance Tyre Group (ATG) will launch the Agri Star II around the world in the weeks following its LAMMA debut, with 76 SKUs across the 70-s and 85- series available right from the start. This range is expected to cover almost 100 per cent of market requirements.
Alliance tyres – you’ll find them where even mountain goats don’t dare to tread. Together with German distributor Bohnenkamp, ATG has helped its tyres reach new heights by sponsoring an expedition upon the highest active volcano in the world, Ojos del Salado. The expedition team, driving Mercedes-Benz Unimog U5023 trucks fitted with Alliance tyres, reached an altitude of 6,694 metres during their quest to install life-saving solar-powered emergency radio communication systems in high mountain shelters. This feat broke the previous truck and car altitude records.
Uwe Sieger is Alliance Tire Group’s new country manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As such he takes responsibility for sales activities related to the Alliance and Galaxy brands in these markets. Sieger succeeds Friedhelm Kaufmann, who has been appointed OE key account manager for the region.
Agricultural and construction machinery manufacturer Manitou has bestowed a Best Competitive Performer Award 2019 upon Alliance Tire Group. The tyre maker says the award recognises its “excellent cooperation and consistent performance on diverse levels from the development and testing to the procurement and service phase.”
In addition to presenting its award-winning Alliance 398 MPT and forestry innovations such as the Forestar 644 and Forestar 344 ELIT, ATG will unveil a new addition to its portfolio of tyres targeted at the lawn, garden and turf segments.


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McDonald’s is to launch a recruitment drive to fill 4,000 new “McJobs” following strong UK growth.
The fast food giant said it was serving an extra two million customers a month compared with last year, defying the High Street downturn.
Takings in the UK rose by about 10% in the first half of this year, while global sales have increased by 6.1% since the start of April, the company said.
It said improvements to the menu, extended opening hours, the refurbishment of restaurants and free Wi-Fi had helped drive growth, with up to 10 new restaurants planned for the UK this year.
The new My McJob campaign aims to encourage a “reappraisal” among potential employees of the career benefits and opportunities available at McDonald’s, the company said.
It will see McDonald’s “celebrate rather than defend the term McJob” for the first time.
In 2006, the company launched the Not Bad for a McJob campaign, and last year began a public petition to change the dictionary definition of McJob.
The company’s UK senior vice-president, David Fairhurst, said: “In 2006 we reclaimed the term McJob with our Not Bad for a McJob campaign, and over the past two years we have received considerable support from our employees, our customers and business leaders.
“We feel the time is now right to take another step forward and start celebrating the McJobs we offer.
“This campaign is an important milestone in the evolution of McDonald’s recruitment advertising, signalling a more confident and assertive attitude towards the McJob term.”


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New York -- Consumers worldwide are increasingly using multi-platform devices, especially mobile, to enhance their in-store shopping experience, according to a study by global digital and technology agency DigitasLBi.
In the study, "Connected Commerce: A Snapshot of the Modern Shopper,” 71% of Americans say that using a mobile phone while shopping inside a store could affect their buying decisions.
The percentage of consumers who have purchased an item online via smartphone in the last three months varies by country: 70% so in China, 22% in the U.S., 13% in France, and 6% in Belgium. Additionally, 79% of people in China go online on their phone while shopping in-store, compared to 37% in the U.S., 27% in France, and 16% in Belgium.
The practice of 'showrooming' has become a prevalent global trend. It is most common in Sweden, where 88% of consumers research a product in-store before buying online, followed by 84% in China, 66% in the U.S., and 48% in Belgium.


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LONDON: “Unscrupulous” companies have been accused of trying to scare business owners into thinking their taxes will rise in order to make a profit. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said “scaremongering” rating agents are manufacturing reports about business rates going up while “cynically” promising to help firms win an appeal against any increase “in exchange for a hefty fee”. In an article for the Daily Telegraph, Mr Javid said: “Although there will inevitably be winners and losers in a cash-neutral revaluation, we’re taking action so the vast majority of businesses do not end up worse off, and to mitigate the impact on those who see their bills rising. “I grew up above the family shop, and I know for myself that running a business is stressful enough without the Government adding to your worries. “But the only people who should be concerned about April’s changes are the scaremongering ratings agents, who are about to see much of their target audience celebrating a fall in their tax bill.” The minister’s comments come amid negative reports about the Government’s controversial revaluation of business rates. Three Conservative MPs based in London and the South East – Mark Field, Bob Neill and Crispin Blunt – have all called for longer or softer transitional arrangements for firms in the capital.
Mr Javid insists the changes will mean that from 1 April thousands of independent shops, small pubs and rural businesses will see their bills fall, while a third of firms will pay no rates at all. He said a £6.7bn package of rate relief would lift 600,000 firms out of paying rates, and said three quarters of English businesses will see their rates fall or stay the same. Mr Javid also dismissed as “simply not true” stories about businesses facing a near £2bn bill because of a rule change giving valuations a “margin of error” which means they only have to be accurate to within 15% to survive an appeal. Official figures suggest the Treasury could take in an extra £1bn after the revaluation, prompting a backlash from critics. But the Government has said the predicted extra revenue is the result of growth and new properties coming into the system, and not due to existing ratepayers being charged more. Mrt Javid has also denied accusations the move amounts to a “stealth tax”, insisting the Treasury “won’t make one penny more” as a result of the reforms. Business leaders have urged ministers to reconsider the pending shake-up, amid warnings it could lead to firms closing and staff being laid off. The Federation of Small Businesses has complained that the system is “increasingly unfair and outdated, with many facing arbitrary hikes in their bills”. Meanwhile, retail expert Mary Portas has warned that the revaluation will “cripple” high street shops in areas where house prices have increased.


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Summit’s Syncron is focused on helping manufacturers charge customers for outcomes rather than time and materials.
We look at an Italian online car insurer that has attracted some serious private equity backing, the rise of the “servitisation” economy, what one of the Skyscanner sale's kingmakers is up to and a bright light in Poland’s start-up scene.
Real estate bricks and mortar and the virtual world of technology may seem like polar opposites at first glance, but real estate tech is fast becoming a hotspot for investment.
Christophe Bavière, head of Idinvest, believes European companies have the qualities to match anything coming out of Asia and the US.
LPs are recognising that Europe offers good value relative to a US life sciences market where competition and multiples are sky high.
The business was hoping to achieve a valuation of close to £2bn on listing, but after pricing at the bottom of its range the company’s stock has fallen by almost a quarter since its debut.
Total deal value for the year to the end of Q3 2018 has already surpassed 2017's full-year record high. The only question now is how high venture deal value can still go. Some dealmakers may be nervous to find out.
Welcome to the first edition of a newsletter that Real Deals is launching today dedicated to the European venture capital community.
New venture debt players are emerging, ready to seize opportunities in a European venture market that is still underserved.
Is space the new frontier for European venture capital investment? It would appear so as the French space agency CNES plans raise €80m to €100m for a VC fund.


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MachinePoint Used Machinery, the European leader in the sale of used plastic, packaging and beverages machinery and MachinePoint Engineering, the new subsidiary of MachinePoint Group, recently participated in the Anuga FoodTec 2015 held from 24 March to 27 March in Cologne, Germany.
Held every three years, the Anuga FoodTec brings together more than 45 000 industry professionals and 1500 exhibitors from 49 countries. The trade fair is divided up into the areas Food Processing, Food Packaging, Food Safety, Ingredients and Services & Solutions. This was the first time, MachinePoint attends your used machinery needs in the food and dairy sector at stand A081 in hall 5.2.
During the four days the fair lasted, MachinePoint has presented the latest used machinery opportunities in the dairy sectors. MachinePoint engineers could meet at their stand customers from more than 73 countries to discuss their used machinery needs and the unique opportunities on first class used packaging machines currently present in the worldwide machinery market.
Remember MachinePoint Used Machinery and MachinePoint Engineering belong to MachinePoint Group.
For further information, visit the Anuga FoodTec official website.


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PS Store Today: Walking Dead S2 Ep4, Oddworld: New N Tasty, Entwined, more
Madden NFL 15 adds "The Gauntlet" in this new gameplay trailer
Bethesda's Decision to Keep the Doom 4 Demo Under Wraps is a Stroke of Genius
2014 PS Store Play promotion includes Rogue Legacy, The Swapper, Hohokum, CounterSpy
Doom 4 reveal will be "exclusive" to QuakeCon attendees
XBL Store Today: Walking Dead S2 Ep4, TMNT Training Lair, Might & Magic: Forgotten Wars
Daily Scoop: July 23, 2014 – So many appointments
EA casts a six-week delay on Dragon Age: Inquisition’s release
Nintendo will bring Super Smash Bros. For 3DS to you at Comic-Con 2014
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris will be released on December 9
Nintendo sheds more light on 2012 Zelda Symphony tour
Nintendo recently hashed out more of the details on the upcoming Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony tour. Speaking with Destructoid, Nintendo’s Bill Trinen said the 2012 global tour will differ from the October 21 show in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles show is an extension of a Japanese concert Zelda composer Koji Kondo put on, featuring a set list “hand-picked by Koji Kondo and his team.” This is a kind of “three time only” event, as a final show will take place at an unannounced European venue before the global tour kicks off in 2012.
The 2012 tour will focus on North America and the U.S., and will likely feature a distinct set list from the October show. JMP Productions, also known for PLAY! – A Video Game Symphony, will manage the run. There’s currently no plans beyond next year, but Trinen promised it would be pretty extensive.
Tickets for the October 21 event go on sale August 1 and you can get more information on the upcoming tour from the official site.
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VISALIA, Calif., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to good planning and a little help from Mother Nature, California orange growers are back in full swing with the promise of an estimated 86,000,000 cartons of oranges one-year after weathering the record-breaking freeze of January 2007 -- the worst in most recent years -- that wiped out 40 percent of the navel orange crop. With agriculture being a major industry in California and citrus accounting for a healthy amount of the total revenues, the $800 million citrus loss was a huge hit for growers, packing houses, suppliers and ultimately consumers around the world. Beholden to Mother Nature's unpredictability and grateful for her tenacity, growers look back on the key learnings that preserved 37 million boxes of fruit from a crop that early reports said was nearly a complete loss. California's orange groves benefit from unique growing conditions and nutrient-abundant soil that yield the premium citrus in the world. Unfortunately in 2007, prolonged drops in temperature turn the citrus belt's natural insulation from weather fluctuation into a devastating ice box effect. The majority of growers, now mostly third and fourth generation farmers, have years of experience under their belt and have come to understand the cyclical nature of freezes, but the severity of the 2007 freeze was unprecedented and resulted in serious crop damage. Some of the affected fruit was used for orange juice production allowing growers to recover a small portion of their production costs. For five days beginning Jan. 12, 2007 temperatures dropped into the low 20s in California from the Mexican border to the Sacramento Valley. "Operating a business at the mercy of Mother Nature is risky," said Rob Davis, a third-generation citrus farmer who manages 300 acres of groves in Ojai, California. "Most citrus trees only produce fruit once a year so it's critical to always be vigilant and always be prepared." In fact, looking back on history, the California groves have been hit by harsh weather about every eight to ten years with recent significant losses in 1990 and 1998. With each new generation, more experience is gained, better business practices (including buying crop insurance) are added and more sophisticated farming methods employed to help growers identify ways to protect their product and their families. For example, growers now know the precise freeze point for navel oranges. At 26.5 degrees ice crystals begin to form and the oranges begin to freeze. Third generation citrus grower and owner of LoBue Brothers, Joe LoBue emphasized, "It really only takes a couple of degrees difference to lose everything. In January 2007, growers knew to immediately bring in mechanical wind machines to protect the trees as the cold set in. Some even set small bonfires between the trees and ran turbine fans to keep the fire-warmed air circulating around the groves." One year later, the California citrus growers are moving forward with a renewed passion and energy as they have done for generations. Their commitment is evident in the delicious California navel oranges this season. Trucks loaded with crates of juicy California navel oranges are once again rolling up to grocery stores across the country, a tribute to Mother Nature's goodness and the hard work of California orange growers. Primed to perfection by this season's warm, California sunshine, rich soil and ideal growing conditions, this season's crop is plentiful and especially sweet. Second-generation citrus farmer Mike George of Suntreat in Lindsay, California adds, "As a grower, you never know what card Mother Nature is going to deal, so you learn to live under the aegis of weather you can't control and prepare yourself for seasons of abundance and seasons when you have to tighten your belt. Looks like Mother Nature is shining on us for 2008." For more information on the California Citrus Growers Association, visit http://www.calcitrusgrowers.com.
Media Contact: Lisa Ruiz-Rogers Manning Selvage & Lee 323-866-6000 email@example.com
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The mobile chip market has largely been dominated by Qualcomm’s Snapdragons but it’s hardly the only game in town. In fact, that game is going to be a bit more interesting if not dramatic due to factors outside of the smartphone and silicon industry. Other players, especially MediaTek, are rising up again to nibble away at Qualcomm’s part of the pie and Samsung is once again here to remind everyone that it, too, has a thing or two up its sleeve.
Samsung’s Exynos has been around for a long time and, at least for a short while, it almost seemed ready to challenge Qualcomm, especially after the latter’s disastrous Snapdragon 810. Recently, however, there have been doubts cast on the Exynos’ future as a “pure” Samsung chip but, at least for now, it’s trying to say that it’s still business as usual with the Exynos 880.
In contrast to the Exynos 900 series, this chip is marketed at the mid-range class of smartphones. It utilizes two 2.0 GHz Cortex-A77 cores and six 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 cores for that. It supports only up to FHD+ displays, LPDDR4X RAM, UFS 2.1, and a single 64MP camera at most. That’s a considerable step down from what high-end phones are capable of.
The real selling point of the Exynos 880, however, is that it comes with an integrated 5G modem, though only the sub-6GHz kind. That directly puts it in the same arena as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765/765G/768 and the MediaTek Dimensity 820, all of which will be fighting over the mid-tier smartphone market.
More than just a simple challenge to Qualcomm and MediaTek, though, Samsung’s announcement may also be well-time to make its Exynos chips attractive to Huawei. The Chinese OEM is slowly being forced to look for alternatives outside of its HiSilicon Kirin processors and both MediaTek and Samsung are possible options.


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Points Bet Canada has a new vice president of marketing.
PointsBet announced Dave Rivers as VP of marketing for their Canadian subsidiary. In his new role, Rivers will report to the company’s CCO, Nic Sulsky.
From Bell to PointsBet
Rivers, a former director of brand marketing and sponsorship at Bell, will play a vital role for PointsBet’s Canadian team.
Previously, Rivers was responsible for driving Bell’s national sponsorship strategy and portfolio. That included everything from contract negotiations to activation and content creation.
Since joining the company in 2001, Rivers held leading digital sales, marketing, and customer experience roles.
“I’ve been fortunate over the course of the last 20 years to hone my craft in experiential and digital marketing and have long been a fierce advocate for technology,” said Rivers.
“To join a technology company like PointsBet, on the cutting edge of an entirely new industry in Canada, is an incredibly exciting opportunity and one I couldn’t possibly pass up.”
Before joining Bell, Rivers spent time as director of strategic alliances at Lycos Media. He was also a director of sales and marketing for eyeReturn.
Rivers, a Ryerson University graduate, is a proud Canadian who also identifies as First Nations.
Leader, creator, mentor
“Dave is one of the smartest and most capable marketers in North America and is going to play a key role as we prepare to launch a business that is unique to our roots here in Canada, as well as one that will use its own world-class technology to deliver for our future customers,” Sulsky said.
“He’s a leader, a creator, a mentor, and a community builder. I can’t wait to begin our work together and continue to build out a company that delivers something completely different for the sports betting public in Canada.”
The appointment follows a series of recent senior hires at PointsBet Canada, including Dale Fallon, Scott Vanderwel, and Chantal Cipriano.
The premier global online gaming operator has rapidly expanded its presence in Australia and the US.
The company delivers proprietary technology, a modernized and premium brand mindset, expert business practices, and marketing strategies through various partnerships.
Via PointsBet Canada, PointsBet is determined to launch in local markets as regulations permit.


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In the battle of the sexes, digital television doesn’t appear to be as much of a flashpoint as long-held stereotypes have portrayed, according to a new report from Lyra Research.
In its new “Her DTV: Women and TV-Technology Survey, 2005,” the research firm set out to examine the gender factor in the adoption and usage of various digital television technologies, including digital cable and satellite TV, digital video recorders, video on demand and high definition television.
According to Lyra director of electronic media research Steve Hoffenberg, the new survey “dispels the notion that women are not tech-savvy.” While men and women did not respond identically, their differences are “minor compared to the overall similarity of the genders' experiences with digital television," he said.
Among the slight differences:
- Women are heavier users of VOD services;
- Men are heavier uses of DVRs;
- Women are less likely to say they are decision makers when buying an HDTV set.
Lyra Research surveyed 1800 women and a comparative sample of more than 400 men for the report, which appears as part of the company’s DTV View.
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Japanese materials company Toray has announced plans to open a facility for manufacturing battery separator films for use in lithium-ion batteries. The factory is expected to begin operations in July 2021 and will increase Toray’s production material for the component by around 20%.
The solar tracker supplier is benefiting from a steadily growing PV market and has inked a deal with ABN AMRO Energy Transition Funds for new capital to expand its operations.
Citing the risk to solar projects, lobby group the National Solar Energy Federation Of India has asked the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to exclude flat steel products coated with alloy of aluminum and zinc from anti-dumping duty.
It is not just the big beasts of Chinese solar that are investing in aggressive expansion as high-efficiency wafer maker NorSun and tracker supplier GameChange Solar make big announcements. The New York company, however, may fall foul of President Trump’s America First trade mantra by opening production lines in the Far East.
There was plenty of innovation on display at this year’s SNEC, which closed yesterday afternoon at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. The three-day exhibition ran from Tuesday to Thursday, was well attended and still ranks as the world’s largest solar energy trade show.
Tracker and mounting structure supplier Arctech Solar recently presented its new products at Intersolar Europe in Munich. pv magazine dropped by the its display on the trade show floor to talk to the company’s executives about bifacial technology and tracking systems.
At the Smarter E Europe, held in Munich this month, pv magazine hosted another Future PV Roundtable to discuss the possibilities of subsidy free solar projects. In all market segments solutions are at hand and representatives across the industry shared their insights with us.
With clean energy being generated at lower and lower prices around the world, solar power is playing a leading role in bringing the curtain down on coal, and will help the decarbonization of transport and space heating too.
The contraction in Chinese trade flows to the U.S. is likely to result in the dumping in India of Far Eastern electronic and electrical components as well as steel, iron, chemicals and plastic products.
While the lifting of any tariffs is welcome news to the U.S. solar industry, manufacturers say low materials prices are unlikely to return as long as protectionist measures elsewhere remain in place.
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In my ”How local is local?” column, I mentioned I was attending a national conference in Grand Rapids of locally owned businesses. It was a whirlwind of entrepreneurs from all regions of the country, sharing their energy, successes and pitfalls freely with one another in an atmosphere of”can-do-ness.” Young and old (Grace Lee Boggs, 93-year-old matriarch for social justice from Detroit, gave a sterling keynote from her wheelchair); black, brown, white and all colors in between; bankers and bakers, bookstore and film theater owners, restaurateurs and farmers, architects and manufacturers were all represented.
What becomes clear from attending a BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies) conference is that there is an indefatigable power of creative possibilities alive and well in this nation of small local businesses. Here are a few possibilities being born in other communities: Rusty Chain Beer in Buffalo, N.Y., brews its own recipe for local beer while simultaneously supporting a bike-able community. Claire’s Restaurant and Tavern in Hardwick, Vt., was formed using a Community Supported Agriculture approach. RSA Social Finance in San Francisco is a financial firm that targets triple-bottom-line — a way of accounting that takes into account social, ecological and economic factors — small local businesses while returning profits to investors, large and small, thereby making it more viable for small businesses that want to do well by doing good.
There was lots of chatter by representatives of local BALLE networks about how to grow the support for locally owned business. Grand Rapids, the host community, has more than 500 local businesses in its Local First network, while Ann Arbor has more than 250. Bellingham, Wash., Buffalo, Burlington, Vt., Chicago, Bloomington, Ind., and many more cities were represented. In each community locally owned businesses cooperate with each other to build a strong community — one they have roots in and will not abandon when profit margins aren’t up to Wall Street speculators’ whims. Zingerman’s from Ann Arbor is just one example. Paul Saginaw, the co-founder, spoke about how employees are full partners in developing business opportunities and how they will keep their company’s geography, despite the possibility of growing national, focused on the region of the state. Laury Hammel, owner of Longfellow Clubs (a set of five tennis and athletic clubs in the Boston area), offers economically disadvantaged children free tennis lessons at the clubs.
There was lots of energy and discussion of the need for a new economy, one based not upon greed and self-aggrandizement but on community, creativity and the environment. Local entrepreneurs who dominated this meeting want to take back their places from the global Fortune 500 conglomerates that control so much of the economy. Fred Keller, CEO and founder of Cascade Engineering in Grand Rapids, discussed becoming the first certified B-Corporation (public benefit corporation. Keller believes the triple-bottom-line is not only essential and morally right but also profitable. His company has seen steady double-digit growth figures for years while moving from being predominantly a plastics manufacturer into developing parts for wind turbines, developing a low-cost water filter for the Third World, hiring disadvantaged citizens (parolees, disabled, etc.), paying living wages and working to make his company the first publicly “anti-racist” firm in the country. Now with 1,500 employees in five states, there is no doubt that Keller has found a gold mine of possibilities.
Where do the possibilities end? They don’t. Ideas have power, and the idea of an economy of small, locally owned enterprises that have both their community and the planet at heart provides endless opportunities for human development in any community. See what microfinance has unleashed in Bangladesh, Botswana and Bolivia. The entrepreneurial spirit, when channeled for the local common good, has what scientists refer to as “emergent properties.” We tend to run into problems when we try to scale everything up and assume the specific model will work everywhere — just look at abandoned Walmart and K-Mart stores sprinkled around the planet. But that globalizing tendency also concentrates power away from the local community and with it much of its wealth.
The fifth annual post-holiday survey of independent businesses by the Institute for Local Self Reliance yielded powerful evidence that pro-local attitudes are yielding direct benefits for their members of local networks. The survey tallied responses from 1,768 businesses, all independent and locally owned, across 49 states. Among the notable results:
Independent businesses in communities with an active “buy independent/buy local” campaign run by grassroots groups like Capital Area Local First saw revenues grow 7.2 percent in 2011, compared to 2.6 percent for those in areas without an alliance.
Looking solely at retail respondents, the survey found those in areas with an active alliance reported holiday sales growth of 8.5 percent in 2011, compared to 5.2 percent for retailers in areas without such an initiative.
Have you visited one of our locally owned lumberyards recently for that summer deck project?


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In the Know: New Hobby Lobby, Restaurant Row coming to East Naples
Q: What is the huge structure being built behind Outback at Route 41 and Collier in East Naples?
— Lou Kovacs, Naples
Q: Is Hobby Lobby taking that huge building under construction behind Outback? It looks like it's big enough for a Sam's, Target or Home Depot.
— Richard S., Naples
A: Hobby Lobby, an arts-and-crafts chain store, is shooting for a grand opening date of Oct. 17, for its South Naples store behind Outback Steakhouse on the East Trail.
The new 55,000-square-foot store is expected to bring up to 50 jobs to the community, said Bob Miller, communications coordinator for the privately held national retail chain of craft and home decor stores.
The new store in Triangle Plaza at Lely Resort will be the same size as Hobby Lobby’s first Naples-area store that opened in November 2013 in the former space of Expo Design Center in Granada Shoppes at U.S. 41 North and Immokalee Road in North Naples. No other retailers will share the building now under construction, site development plans show.
Along a Lely Resort lake, a future building is planned between Outback and Hobby Lobby in Triangle Plaza, which also has a Chase Bank branch, site plans show. The 9-acre center is on Triangle Boulevard, the road that circles behind Freedom Square.
A representative of Stock Development, the developer of the resort and retail center, could not be reached for comment.
Hobby Lobby, based in Oklahoma City, has 38 locations in Florida, and more than 700 stores across the nation. The stores feature home decor products as well as supplies for crafting, scrapbooking, jewelry making and other hobbies.
Q: I have been watching the construction of three buildings on County Road 951 and U.S. 41 in front of Publix/Freedom Square in East Naples. I haven't seen any signs of what is going there. Any clues?
— Steve W., Naples
Q: I read that Texas Roadhouse is coming and got really excited that more development is going on in that part of town, especially on the subject of new restaurants in Naples! Whatever happened to the Texas Roadhouse, when will it be finished? I haven't driven past this location in a while so just curious if Texas Roadhouse is still in the process of being built, when it will open or if it will be there at all.
— Emily L., Naples
A: The three buildings under construction are the first of at least six for Restaurant Row Naples along Collier Boulevard just north of its U.S. 41 East intersection, but construction has yet to begin for a 7,200-square-foot freestanding Texas Roadhouse.
The Texas Roadhouse restaurant and bar is targeted to open in January to anchor the 7-acre development with at least eight eateries planned along the edge of the Publix-anchored Freedom Square.
Texas Roadhouse is a casual dining brand with more than 400 restaurants. The Kentucky-based chain's nearest location is in Fort Myers.
Now under construction in Restaurant Row are locations for a Starbucks coffee drive-thru that will share a 6,450-square-foot building with T-Mobile and one other unnamed tenant; an adjacent Pollo Tropical drive-thru set to open Sept. 7; and a third building to be shared by Chipotle Mexican Grill and Pei Wei Asian Diner.
Construction has yet to start on the other three buildings in the project, which proposes six pads with freestanding restaurants and multitenant buildings with smaller restaurants in them. Additional tenants and launch dates for businesses in Restaurant Row have yet to be announced.
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Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 | 1:19 p.m.
Henderson Police have arrested a man suspected of selling counterfeit high-fashion clothing such as Gucci and True Religion on the Internet and at a store.
Gregory Jones, 44, of Las Vegas, was booked Thursday into the Henderson Detention Center on 13 felony counts of selling, displaying or advertising goods with a false trademark.
Henderson Police uncovered several hundred pieces of suspected counterfeit designer clothing and accessories in Jones’ home and in a store in the 300 block of East Warm Springs Road, Henderson Police spokesman Keith Paul.
Detectives discovered Jones’ alleged scheme after answering a series of ads offering True Religion clothing at low prices while conducting a routine classified advertisements search online.
Detectives set up a meeting with Jones to buy a pair of jeans, a Gucci belt and a Michael Kors purse for a total of $200, well below average retail price for the clothing, Paul said.
The clothing was later determined to be counterfeit, Paul said.
Authorities urge anyone with information regarding the case to call Henderson Police at 267-4750, or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555 or visit www.crimestoppersofnv.com.


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Fisker has received a notice of non-compliance from the New York Stock Exchange. The EV startup’s stock spent more than a month under $1 on average, triggering the notice from the NYSE.
The Ocean SUV maker risks being delisted from the NYSE if it doesn’t comply. However, the company can resort to reverse stock splits to scale the minimum price requirement.
Fisker, however, explained there is no eminent risk of delisting as it has a six-month grace for compliance, as Automotive News reports.
Fisker’s issues are more than just with the NYSE. It manufactured more than 10,000 units in 2023 but delivered less than half. It has resorted to using dealerships in addition to its direct-to-customer sales model.
Popular YouTube tech reviewer MKBHD has called the Fisker Ocean the worst car he ever reviewed. Among his complaints were the car software feeling incomplete (Fisker has released an update to its Ocean OS), unconventional storage solutions, glitches with the infotainment systems, etc. However, MKBHD acknowledged the car’s appealing design and satisfactory driving experience.


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Roland Conner is celebrating many firsts!
On Jan. 24, Conner, alongside his wife and son, held the opening of Smacked Village, the first Black-owned cannabis store in New York City. This follows just under two years after the state’s decision to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
“I am so excited to become a part of history as the first individual to open a legal cannabis dispensary in New York City. Given my experience with cannabis, I never could have imagined that I would be opening a store like this,” Conner said in a statement, according to NBC New York.
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The opening of the storefront also holds another story for Conner.
During the late 1990s, Conner found himself facing various convictions, and he was arrested several times, The New York Times reports. He was just a teenager at this time, and he had faced the harsh realities of the War on Drugs.
Now, over three decades later, he is also the first person with a cannabis conviction to open a cannabis dispensary in New York City. This also marks the second cannabis dispensary to open shop in New York City.
“This is not just about me and my family. This is about everyone who was harmed by the draconian drug laws of the past. New York’s commitment to righting those wrongs through the law is inspiring. I am proof of that commitment because I’m standing here today,” Conner explained, according to NBC New York.
New York will continue to support the newest dispensary through a Pop-up program.
According to a statement from the governor’s office, “this will provide licensees the opportunity to open on a short-term basis to fast-track sales and start generating capital for their businesses, after which they will close for final construction and then re-open on a long-term basis.”


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TELSTRA has agreed to compensate about 42,000 customers for promoting and offering some of its nbn speed plans as being capable of delivering specified maximum speeds, when those speeds could not be achieved in real-world conditions.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said between September 2015 and November 2017, Telstra offered internet services through both its Telstra and Belong brands, advertising a range of different speed plans.
This included a super fast speed boost which advertised maximum download speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps) and maximum upload speeds of up to 40 Mbps (100/40 Mbps).
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims said limitations on the affected customers’ nbn fibre to the node (FTTN) or fibre to the building (FTTB) internet connections, however, meant many customers’ internet services were not capable of receiving the maximum advertised speeds of the plans.
“Our investigation revealed many of Telstra’s FTTN and FTTB customers could not receive the maximum speed of their plan,’’ he said.
“Even worse, many of these customers could not receive the maximum speed of a lower-speed plan.
“In essence, people were paying more to get higher speeds that they just weren’t able to get.”
He said Telstra admitted it was likely to have contravened the Australian Consumer Law by engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct and making false or misleading representations.
Telstra has provided a court-enforceable undertaking to the ACCC detailing the remedies it will provide affected customers, including refunds, the option to change speed plans, and exit from contracts without paying a fee.
“All businesses have a responsibility to ensure that claims about the performance of their products or services are accurate.
This is particularly important in cases where consumers sign long-term contracts to acquire a service.
Opposition Communication spokeswoman Michelle Rowland and Opposition Regional Communications spokesman Stephen Jones said they welcomes steps by Telstra to compensate consumers who had been sold a speed which Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s copper nbn could not support.
Ms Rowland said the developments were a stunning rebuke to the second-rate technology decisions Turnbull had imposed on the nation.
“The copper NBN has been exposed as a dud,’’ she said.
Mr Jones said Mr Turnbull was spending $50 billion of taxpayers’ money on a second-rate network that was denying consumers the speeds they were willing to pay for.
They said figures released by the ACCC showed 56 per cent of consumers who had been sold a 100 Mbps plan were on a copper connection that was not fit for purpose.


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The Examiner.com's, Twilight Examiner, has a new article explaing why New Moon will beat the economic crisis:
November 21, 2008 was quoted to be "one of the worst weeks...ever" for the economy. Yet, Twilight, which was released in the U.S. on that date, made nearly $70 million on its opening weekend on that "worst" week's end. Now, the DOW is a little over 7,000, lowest in over a decade, etc. Will New Moon, which is to be released on November 20th of this year, escape the economic breakdown?
Read the article HERE. All the Twilight Fans know that this is a no brainer, New Moon will definitely escape the crisis.


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The Outdoor Retailer Summer Market comes to Salt Lake City July 31- August 3
The twice-yearly conference brings thousands out of outdoor industry brands like GoPro, Keen, Camel Bak and Thule to the Salt Lake area.
Utah Based companies will exhibit like Goal Zero, Ambler, Black Diamond Equipment, Chums, Gregory, Solomon,DPS,Geigerig, Atomic Ski, Petzl, Specialized Bicycle, Voille Equipment., The Power Pot.
Innovations in mosquito shirt technology, inflatable paddle boards and packable rain boots are just a few products that will launch at the OR Show.
In addition to showcasing the latest trends innovations, attendees can attend Outdoor University and learn what is happening in the industry.
Happy Hour starts at 4:00 . Even if you don’t drink, it’s a great place to score deals on packs, socks or shoes.
Last year, more than 500 media ranging from consumer outdoor recreation to national business news attended Outdoor Retailer Summer Market.
Exhibitor List & Floor Plan takes up all of the Salt Palace, three pavilions as well as the Outdoor Demo.
The event is closed to the public, but you can check out the LIVE FROM OR show every day.


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George Harrison passed away in 2001, but his legend lives on through the countless Beatles hits that still resonate with fans, and through the instruments of his trade. One of those instruments, a 1962 Rickenbacker 425 black-and-white electric guitar, sold at auction over the weekend for a tidy sum, surprising one man who was with Harrison when he bought it.
“$657,000? Oh boy, I had that thing in my hands. It cost more than my house, I know,” said 81-year old Gabe McCarty.
Harrison played the guitar on various television shows during appearances with The Beatles, and also used it to record songs like “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “This Boy” just before the band blew up in the U.S. He bought the guitar in Mount Vernon, Illinois during a visit with his sister, which was when McCarty met him. Harrison told McCarty–who was also a musician–that he was looking to buy a specific guitar while he was in America.
“He wanted one like John had. He said he’d like to buy one while he was in the United States,” McCarty said.
The Julien’s Auctions sale of rock and roll memorabilia was held at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York, where items such as one of Lady Gaga’s cars and a white jumpsuit worn by Elvis was also sold. Nothing fetched as high a price as the guitar, however, but McCarty says that after the initial sticker shock wore off he wasn’t surprised.
“It’s a collector’s item,” he said.
The winning bidder’s name hasn’t been released, but whoever it was now owns a piece of history with an added bonus; according to TheSouthern.com, there’s a photo of John Lennon backstage at a Glasgow concert playing Harrison’s guitar.
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Launches Zee Plex – a ‘Cinema2Home’ service
Introduces a new content consumption medium for consumers & film distribution model for
Partners with leading distribution players in India (including Dish D2H, Tata Sky and Airtel Digital
TV) as well as key distribution platforms in the international markets.
Service to be also available on the OTT Platform – ZEE5, in India & overseas
India’s leading Content Company, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEE) today announced the launch of ‘Zee Plex’ – India’s 1st ‘Cinema2Home’ (C2H) service on Television and Digital platforms. With this new offering, consumers will now be able to watch their favourite new blockbuster releases
in the comfort of their homes, along with their entire family at an attractive (per film) price point.
Right since its inception, keeping consumer interests at its core, ZEE has consistently set new trends for the industry to follow. Along with convenience for consumers, this new movie distribution model will enhance the overall commercial ecosystem for the film producers, enabling them to present their creative work, to a wider range of audiences on established entertainment platforms.
Zee Plex key features include:
o Zee Plex – a ‘C2H service’ will enable consumers to watch their favourite blockbuster movies along with their entire families, in the comfort of their homes.
o On Television, the service will be available on leading distribution platforms in India and established content distribution networks across the globe.
§ The service will be available 24×7 and feature shows at various intervals throughout the day giving consumers the required flexibility.
§ Consumers will also be able to book their movie shows well in advance prior to release date.
o On Digital platforms, the service will be available on ZEE5, in India and overseas markets.
o The C2H service will be offered at an attractive price point.
o Consumers will be able to watch any new movie release along with their families with a single ticket.
o Users will have multiple payment options to purchase their favourite movie.
Speaking about this new initiative, Mr. Shariq Patel, CEO, Zee Studios said,
“We are very excited to bring this new offering to all the movie buffs across India and around the globe. While we all love to catch the latest movies at the nearest theatres, we sensed the need for a solution like Zee Plex, which gives the consumers flexibility and convenience, to catch their favourite films in the comfort of their homes, along with friends and family. We have received great interest from producers and are looking forward to release a strong slate of blockbusters across languages.”
Mr. Atul Das, Chief Revenue Officer – Affiliate Sales, ZEE added,
“We are thrilled to announce the launch of Zee Plex, a first of its kind service for movie lovers. This would be available in India from 2nd October as a Pay Per View service to subscribers of leading
distribution platforms like Dish D2h, Tata Sky and Airtel Digital TV. We believe Zee Plex will provide another opportunity for our partners to offer a unique and pioneering service to their consumers across different languages. We very much look forward to developing this opportunity in the coming years.”
With new releases every month, Zee Plex aims to bring the theatres right to the consumers’ homes, offering them a quality family viewing experience at an attractive price-point. ZEE has partnered with leading television distribution platforms in India and has also established strategic alliances with distribution partners in the international markets. Zee Plex as a C2H service, will also be available on ZEE5 (ZEE’s OTT Platform) globally.
Zee Plex is scheduled for launch on the Foundation Day of the Company – 2nd October 2020.


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Santander, Europe’s seventh largest bank has announced it will be piloting making payments through its consumer app, using voice recognition.
This is very much in keeping with the company’s embrace of innovation; Santander claimed to be the first European bank to use blockchain a year ago.
In common with all the major finance institutions, the rush to innovation is focused on the ‘channel shift’, pushing consumers towards online services rather than face-to-face, allowing the closure of branches and the reduction of staffing headcount.
Ed Metzger, Santander’s Head of Innovation said;
“This pioneering technology has huge potential to become an integral part of the future banking experience, playing a transformational role in the industry and redefining how customers to choose to manage their money”.
…a snoozeworthy management-speak quote that shows that banks’ comms teams are far less innovative than their tech teams. Seriously, no-one with a job title as awesome as “Head of Innovation” could be that banal in real life.
But putting this to one side, what if they went a step further and added an AI element?
Could I find myself in a KTV at 1am asking my phone to stump up for another bottle of Chivas, only to find my phone suggesting I call a taxi instead?


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Despite the seemingly unstoppable wave of cyberattacks that should teach users to improve their defenses against, not all internet users learn from their mistakes. Some people recycle the same login credentials across different apps and services. Using the same username, email, and password on multiple sites might be convenient. You only have to remember those details, and then you can log into all the sites you need to. But that’s what hackers count on. That’s why they want to steal your Facebook password, hoping they’ll be able to hack into more sensitive accounts using those credentials.
Researchers discovered that nine Android apps that got more than 5.8 million combined downloads from the Google Play store. The apps included malicious code that allowed hackers to steal Facebook passwords.
A report from Dr. Web (via ArsTechnica) explains that the apps in question looked like legitimate apps. They offered basic photo editing features to mask their malicious purpose. But the developers used the apps to steal Facebook passwords.
Google is aware of the problem, and the apps are no longer available from the Google Play store. But that doesn’t do much for users who had already downloaded and installed any of them.
Facebook password hacked; what next?
The attackers came up with a clever way to steal Facebook credentials. They told users they could eliminate ads simply by logging into their Facebook accounts. Unsuspecting users might have signed in without thinking twice. Using Facebook to log into apps is part of the internet experience, after all.
That’s how the hackers stole the Facebook passwords:
If you use the same username/password combination for Facebook and other online apps, you should consider changing all of them. An attacker with access to your Facebook credentials might try the same combination for your email, internet banking, and online stores. They could do some serious damage with that information. That’s why each app and service must have its own password.
If you have downloaded one of the nine apps below, you should consider changing your Facebook password immediately. Then do the same with every other service where you’ve recycled the Facebook credentials.
You should also check your Facebook account for fraudulent activity and do the same with other online accounts that have the same username and password.
The malicious Android apps
Dr. Web identified all the apps that included malicious code capable of stealing Facebook passwords. It’s unclear how many Facebook users were impacted, but the discovery shows that attackers might employ similar attacks to steal logins from other websites.
Google removing the apps from the Play Store isn’t enough to protect you. You should delete any of the following apps from your devices right away:
- PIP Photo: more than 5.8 million downloads
- Processing Photo: more than 500,000 downloads
- Rubbish Cleaner: more than 100,000 downloads
- Inwell Fitness: more than 100,000 downloads
- Horoscope Daily: more than 100,000 downloads
- App Lock Keep: more than 50,000 downloads
- Lockit Master: more than 5,000 downloads
- Horoscope Pi: 1,000 downloads
- App Lock Manager: 10 downloads
Furthermore, using an anti-virus solution for your Android smartphone or tablet might also help.


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Almost 2 billion people around the world use smartphones -- typically worth hundreds of dollars a pop on the black market. A former smartphone thief explains their allure to street criminals.
Apple's latest ad, in which Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon behave as you might expect gamers to, causes online ructions among some gaming devotees.
The biggest shopping day of the year is gearing up to be a madhouse at the stores, but with the right apps you can map out your shopping strategy and get the best deals before they're gone.
Web portal now using 2,048-bit encryption keys to protect e-mail users' communication.
Here is how to wipe your personal data from a mobile device the right way before trading up to a new model.
Photographer Roland Miller has made it a mission to document space launch sites abandoned across America.
Keep your credit card details away from prying eyes and avoid fraudulent transactions with these tips for shopping online.
What good is a digital assistant if she can't tell you to leave early because of traffic reports? That's a question asked by Microsoft at any rate.
Have you ever wondered what the building blocks of the universe might be? Perhaps they're Lego bricks.
It's Batman vs. Darth Vader in this epic superpower beat-down from Bat in the Sun Productions. Will Batman fall to the dark side, or will the Caped Crusader bring the Sith lord to justice?


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Airtours thought it was close to a deal, and admits it might have been even sweeter than the 136p-a-share offered yesterday.
That price should be high enough to make it almost certain that Thomas Cook, and its German parents, WestLB and LTU, are not going make this a three-way battle.
Thus the game is up for Owners. The chairman, Howard Klein, and his team produced a spirited defence but, given Owners' dismal performance of late, they were hardly in a position to attack the quality of Airtours' management, led by David Crossland, Hugh Collinson and Harry Coe.
Owners' shareholders need to decide whether to accept Airtours' shares, with a partial cash alternative if they wish, or sell their stock in the market.
The latter option is tempting, given that Owners' closing price yesterday of 134p is almost three times higher than the 46p low point the shares reached in September before bid speculation began.
But there are stronger arguments for accepting the Airtours offer. The bidders' phenomenal record has been rehearsed before and there is every reason to believe future performance will, if anything, be enhanced by the benefits flowing from its enlarged size.
The combined group could make as much as pounds 100m pre-tax profits in its first full year. Last year the two companies made only pounds 61.5m, but that included a particularly poor performance of pounds 25m from Owners. Market conditions were also depressed last year and bookings at both groups have been considerably healthier of late. Owners is expected to turn in about pounds 40m profits, Airtours should make the better part of pounds 50m, and analysts reckon on potential savings of pounds 10m- pounds 15m from rationalisation.
Profits of pounds 100m would give earnings of 35 1/2 p, leaving Airtours' shares at yesterday's closing price of 309p on a multiple of 8.7 times earnings. That represents a whopping 40 per cent discount to the market, which is hardly sustainable.
Owners shareholders should take the Airtours shares.
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